VERNACULAR NAME: |
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Aika [3402]; Anileiro [4061]; Bengal Indigo [3606]; Ceylon Indigo [1945, 3035]; Digo [2157]; Engilavy [3402]; Engitra [3402]; Indigo [1902, 4061]; Indigo Sauvage [1941]; Indigofera [4061]; Indigofera Krasilnaya [4572]; Indigostrauch [4061]; Indigotier [1915]; Indygo [4061]; Indygowiec Barwierski [4061]; Ingetsea [3402]; Madras Indigo [1945, 3035]; Nil [3207]; Nil-awari [1957]; Pianta Dell' Indaco [4061]; Wild Indigo [1945, 3035] |
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Description [210, 261, 1056, 1915, 1919, 1937, 1941, 1957, 2075, 2111, 2153, 2157, 2658, 3057, 3206, 3207, 3386, 3402, 3417, 3859, 3898, 4572] ; Illustration [261, 1919, 3207, 3417] |
DESCRIPTORS: |
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Climbing: Not climbing [261] [3402] [4572] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [1941] [3402], Shrub [261] [1941] [3402] [4572] ; Lifespan: Annual [3402], Perennial [261] [3402] [4572] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994-10 Schrire BD ; Section: Indigofera sect. Indigofera [2654] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Malesia) Lock J |
USES: |
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Chemical products [261, 347, 1937, 3076]; Domestic [3076, 3402, 4572]; Environmental [347, 1937]; Medicine [1937, 1941, 3030, 3034, 3402]; Miscellaneous [3859]; Toxins [1937] |
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